Roosevelt Boulevard (Philadelphia)

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 1 in the city of Philadelphia. For an overview of the highway within the state of Pennsylvania, see U.S. Route 1 in Pennsylvania. For the entire length of the highway, see U.S. Route 1.

Roosevelt Boulevard
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Boulevard
Map
Roosevelt Boulevard highlighted in red
Roosevelt Expressway highlighted in blue
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT and City of Philadelphia
Length14.9 mi[1] (24.0 km)
Component
highways		 US 1 for its entire length
US 13 from Hunting Park to Mayfair
PA 63 in Somerton
Major junctions
South end I-76 / US 1 in West Fairmount Park
Major intersections
North end US 1 in Trevose
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesPhiladelphia
Highway system

Roosevelt Boulevard, officially named the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Boulevard and locally known as "the Boulevard", is a major traffic artery through North and Northeast Philadelphia. The road begins at Interstate 76 (Schuylkill Expressway) in Fairmount Park, running as a freeway also known as the Roosevelt Boulevard Extension or the Roosevelt Expressway through North Philadelphia, then transitioning into a twelve-lane boulevard that forms the spine of Northeast Philadelphia to its end at the city line.

Roosevelt Boulevard is part of the Lincoln Highway, the first road across America, which ran for 3,389 miles (5,454 km) from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park on the Pacific Ocean in San Francisco.

Roosevelt Boulevard is designated as US 1. Portions are concurrent with US 13 (between Hunting Park Avenue and Robbins Street) and Pennsylvania Route 63 (between Red Lion and Woodhaven Roads).

The road is notorious for two intersections, which have been designated the second and third-most dangerous intersections in the nation by State Farm, at Red Lion Road and Grant Avenue, respectively.[2] The dangerous reputation of the road led to installation of the first red light cameras in Philadelphia in 2004. The road has been the scene of numerous pedestrian casualties and studies are underway to allow pedestrian traffic to be separated from vehicular traffic.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference google was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "List of 'most dangerous' intersections released". CNN. June 27, 2001. Archived from the original on April 5, 2007.
  3. ^ "Study Evaluates the Effectiveness of Red Light Camera Enforcement in Philadelphia". Government Technology. January 31, 2007.[permanent dead link‍]